(OCTOBER 31, 2022 / CONG. BRAD SHERMAN PRESS RELEASE) I am outraged and disappointed by the decision of 14 student groups at the UC Berkeley School of Law to pass a bylaw that would effectively end Jewish participation in their organizations. This new bylaw, which bans the participation of speakers that “support Zionism”, would prevent […]
By Susan R. Eisenstein (OCTOBER 25, 2022 / JNS) The school board of Newark, New Jersey is drawing attention from Israel advocacy and education organizations as well as parents for adding an anti-Israel book to its mandatory curriculum. The book A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird was included in the sixth-grade English curriculum […]
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA condemns the Israeli Supreme Court for shamefully flouting Israel’s Basic Law (Israel’s highest law of the land), by enabling left wing “caretaker” temporary prime minister Yair Lapid to push through a dangerous maritime border deal that totally capitulates to […]
By Seth Lipsky (MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022 / New York Sun) Congratulations are in order for Donald Trump with the news that the Zionist Organization of America will bestow on the former president its medal named for Theodor Herzl. The honor was announced before Mr. Trump expressed frustration with the lack of appreciation American Jews […]
By Ruthie Blum (OCTOBER 6, 2022 / JERUSALEM POST) U.S. House Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) took to Twitter on Monday to “urge Israeli political leaders from all sides of the political spectrum to ostracize extremists like Itamar Ben-Gvir, whose outrageous views run contrary to Israel’s core principles of a democratic and Jewish state.” These “extremists,” […]
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA is deeply disappointed that Senator and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Robert (Bob) Menendez recently warned former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu against including supposed “right wing extremists” in a future coalition government, and threatened this would harm bipartisan support […]
Under his leadership, the ADL has failed in its responsibility to protect the American Jewish community. By Morton A. Klein and Liz Berney, Esq. (SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 / JNS) A recent Fox News investigation found that the Anti-Defamation League’s educational and “anti-bias” programs, which influence millions of American children, educators and officials, promote far-left and […]
ZOA Is Proud of Working with Broward County to Adopt the IHRA Antisemitism Definition ZOA Florida commends the Broward County Commission (Commission) for adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism at its meeting on September 20, 2022. In March 2022, ZOA Florida urged the Commission to pass an ordinance that would […]
By Jonathan S. Tobin (SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 / JNS) The revelation that the school curricula being distributed by the Anti-Defamation League as part of their anti-hate programs are filled with critical race theory teachings is shocking, says JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin. But when seen in the context of everything that has happened during the Jewish […]
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Under binding international law, ambassadors and other persons receiving diplomatic immunity in a foreign country are required “to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state” and “not to interfere in the internal affairs of that State.” (Vienna Convention on Diplomatic […]
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